Retrospective archive
10,000 sourced records covering January 2020 to August 2026. Five hundred concise archive briefs are currently free to read.
The Ukrainian Premier League's FC Chornomorets Odesa announces on Telegram that its match against FC Kolos Kovalivka is postponed after its home stadium was hit by a Russian strike.
The Competition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom clears Paramount Skydance's US$110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, while culture secretary Lisa Nandy declines a public-interest review after receiving commitments on editorial independence.
Talks between Israel and Lebanon are on pause following alleged leaks and will resume tomorrow.
In basketball, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) announces that the expansion team in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., will be called the Sirens. The organization will debut in 2028.
A Board of Peace envoy meets Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urges a halt in strikes across the Gaza Strip. However, they also announce that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas completely disarms.
Scotland's NatureScot denies a 2026 licence for hunting northern gannets on Sula Sgeir, citing possible harm to the local gannet population after recent bird-flu deaths.
In tennis, Alexandra Eala becomes the first Filipino player and the first player from Southeast Asia to win a WTA Tour title after defeating Jessica Pegula 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles title at the 2026 Washington DC Open.
A two-week trial of longer Sunday trading hours begins in Belfast.
Israeli airstrikes kill three Palestinians in Gaza City, bringing the total casualties in the past 24 hours to seven.
A cancer patient at the Christie hospital in Manchester, United Kingdom, becomes the first to receive the ZI-MA4-1 therapy.
Infantino reverses his plan to sell stakes in the FIFA World Cup amidst backlash.
In association football, UEFA announces that it will boycott the 2030 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by current champions Spain along with Morocco and Portugal, if FIFA president Gianni Infantino proceeds with plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
Kate O'Connor wins Northern Ireland's first 2026 Commonwealth Games gold medal after competing in the heptathlon at Scotstoun Stadium.
FIFA opens an investigation into the Argentina national football team over altercations during the World Cup final and the display of a banner of the Falklands.
A Hamas delegation visits Cairo, Egypt, to resume negotiations on the implementation of the next phase of its ceasefire with Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet state that Hamas' internal security head Wael Musa Khaled Ladawi was killed in a airstrike in the Deir al-Balah area of the central Gaza Strip, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire.
In Gaelic football, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship concludes with Mayo defeating Kerry in the final to end one of sport's longest-running droughts and a 75-year wait for the title.
An Israeli airstrike reportedly kills senior brigadier general Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, the head of the Hamas police force in the North Gaza Governorate, Gaza.
The Bishop of Aberdeen in Scotland declares the sedevacantist Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer religious institute, an order associated with the Society of Saint Pius X, to be excommunicated, after they consecrated a bishop without Vatican approval.
The Israeli military reports that the air force has struck Hamas weapon depots, weapon manufacturing sites and tunnels in the Gaza Strip, and accuses the militant group of violating the ceasefire signed in October 2025.
Jeffrey Donaldson has his knighthood removed.
In association football, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger submit joint bids to host the 2032 Africa Cup of Nations under the Alliance of Sahel States.
Sinn Féin MLA Gerry Kelly announces he will not contest the next Stormont election.
The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet announces that they have killed three Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip, including one in the Hamas military wing that took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel.